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Drought relief package in focus

Keith Perrett, the Chairman of the National Rural Advisory Council, speaks with Kerry O'Brien about the Federal Government's latest lifeline to drought-hit farmers. Federal Cabinet yesterday approved another $700 million to help farmers cope with the drought, including exit grants for farmers to leave the land.

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